Ingrid Guerra-López, PhD has been named the next dean of the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at George Mason University. She will assume this role on July 1, 2022.
Guerra-López comes to Mason from Wayne State University where she serves as the Interim Dean of the College of Education and Professor in the Learning Design and Technology Program in the Academic Division of Administrative and Organizational Studies. She also served as the Interim Dean of the Graduate School, Special Advisor on Digital Learning Strategy and Innovation, Director of the Institute for Learning and Performance Improvement and as an Academic Program Coordinator.
“I am humbled to be joining George Mason University as the new Dean of the College of Education and Human Development,” Guerra-López said. “Mason’s mission to make this a just, free, and prosperous world resonates profoundly with my values, and I look forward to collaborating with remarkable colleagues who share in this commitment. “
She has built strong, sustained partnerships in the Detroit metropolitan region by working closely with many external stakeholders in education and industry. She has established successful programs in support of lifelong learners with an emphasis on serving the needs of non-traditional and underserved learners.
The College of Education at Wayne State, similar to Mason’s College of Education and Human Development, houses a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the fields of education, as well as academic programs in athletic training, kinesiology, sport administration and sport management, among other academic programs.
As an internationally recognized expert in human performance systems, she has a particular focus on needs assessment and planning, monitoring and evaluation, and strategic alignment of training and performance innovations, such as competency-based talent development and credentialing.
“Dr. Guerra-López is a respected leader, accomplished scholar and experienced university administrator,” Provost and Executive Vice President Mark R. Ginsberg said. “She is well-known for her communication skills and is highly regarded as both a committed collaborator and consensus builder within and external to the university.”
Prior to joining the faculty and leadership at Wayne State, Guerra-López was an Assistant Professor of Instructional Design and Human Performance Technology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. She earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Florida State University. She also completed post-graduate executive education programs at both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been the author or co-author of eight books and many other book chapters and peer-reviewed published manuscripts.
She has built strong, sustained partnerships in the Detroit metropolitan region by working closely with many external stakeholders in education and industry. She has established successful programs in support of lifelong learners with an emphasis on serving the needs of non-traditional and underserved learners.
“I am eager to get to know our community and learn more about the challenges and opportunities, as well as their hopes for the future,” Guerra-López said. “I feel energized by what lies ahead and l am ready to get started.”